Obama Was Unaware of Website Issues…Like Pretty Much Everything Else

In an interview with CNN Tuesday night, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed that President Obama was not aware that problems may arise with the Obamacare exchange website, and that he had only learned about the issues in ‚Äúthe first couple of days‚ÄĚ after the October 1 launch.

But a report the inspector general for HHS released on August 2nd noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services missed multiple deadlines for testing and reporting data security risks in connection with signing up on the healthcare exchanges as the launch date rapidly approached:

‚ÄúSeveral critical tasks remain to be completed in a short period of time, such as the final independent testing of the Hub‚Äôs security controls, remediating security vulnerabilities identified during testing, and obtaining the security authorization decision for the Hub before opening the exchanges,‚ÄĚ said the report from Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services Gloria L. Jarmon to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and Chief Information Officer Tony Trenkle. (source)

The report noted that deadlines had been moved and new ‚Äúvery tight deadlines‚ÄĚ established to rush to finish security testing and certification of the site with the security authorization decision slated for Sept. 30, the day before launch.

Is it possible that Obama didn’t know about the report and the issues back then?

Not likely, because Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) used the report to ask the administration to delay the rollout:

‚ÄúAmericans should not be forced to enter into exchanges when CMS is so ill-prepared to guarantee the protection of personal data and taxpayer resources from hackers and cyber criminals who would use this sensitive data for personal gain.”

“As you know, I oppose Obamacare and support its full repeal. Yet in recent months, even some of the Administration‚Äôs closest allies have raised alarms about the potential implementation ‚Äėtrain wreck‚Äô to come. While I believe we ought to repeal this law and replace it with commonsense reforms that lower cost, Americans ought to be assured, at an absolute minimum, that their personal and financial data will be safe from data thieves,‚ÄĚ he added.

McConnell also pointed out that the final report from an independent testing organization assessing the system‚Äôs security was not even expected by HHS until 10 days before launch ‚ÄĒ ‚Äúhardly enough time to fix any problems that may be identified.‚ÄĚ

No one warned Obama?¬† Not even knowing the embarrassment this failure would bring?

This is hardly the first time Obama or someone in his administration has claimed the President was unaware of an event or issue.

Remember, Obama didn’t know about Fast and Furious until he saw it in media:

“I would only say broadly that the idea behind that thinking suggests that there was some grand plan behind the Fast and Furious program when, in fact, everyone knows the President did not know about this tactic until he heard about it through the media; the Attorney General did not know about it.”¬† – Jay Carney

He also didn’t have any clue about the IRS targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status and targeting them for extra scrutiny, right?

“I am certainly not aware of and am confident that no one here was involved in this. We found out about it just a few weeks ago, and only ‚ÄĒ and when I say ‚Äėwe,‚Äô I didn‚Äôt, the president didn‚Äôt, but the White House counsel‚Äôs office only found out about the review being conducted and coming to a conclusion by the inspector general.” – Jay Carney

The President apparently was unaware that U.S. officials in Libya asked the State Department for more security before the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi:

“We weren’t told they wanted more security. We did not know they wanted more security there.” – Joe Biden

Obama also claimed to be unaware of unaware of complaints from Benghazi whistleblowers inside his own administration who said they were being intimidated over their cooperation with investigators into the September 2012 attack:

‚ÄúI‚Äôm not familiar with this notion that anybody‚Äôs been blocked from testifying,‚ÄĚ Mr. Obama said in response to a question during a press conference in the White House briefing room. ‚ÄúWhat I‚Äôll do is find out what exactly you‚Äôre referring to.‚ÄĚ

Ah the old In charge of everything and responsible for nothing line this usurper is fond of using….what a sick joke those freakin Rothtillian banksters pulled on us with this nutsuk…

Anonymous

Most people would call this condition “totally clueless”. That fits as well as any.

Mark

Lies, thats all these ass holes do. ai don’t need their web site, I WILL NOT REGISTER FOR THIS SOCALIST BULL SHIT. FUCK YOU OBAMA,BIDEN, AND 99% OF ALL SENATE AND CONGRESS. FUCK ALL YOU!!!

Marie

Sergeant Schultz: “I see nothingk!”

Ever think we are living in a sit-com?

RickE.

Well of course he didn’t know about the Obamacare fiasco at first. HE DOES NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR IT!Why should HE care??
But lets see, he didn’t know about Benghazi, NSA spying, blah blah blah. What in the hell DOES he know about?
WOW, president of the USA and he doesn’t know shit! About anything. He is the biggest liar in the entire USA it seems, and has NO morals, ethics, or knowledge of what it takes to preside over the country.

Impeach him? No, it will never happen. Dictators must be removed by force!

Jon Enigma

Yes, it is an ‘attempt’ at plausible deniability. It is his MO, but unfortunately for him and us it’s not plausible. Everything about this guy is fake, IE. his past, the few records of such he has released, the fainting spells of women who are bit part actresses at his propaganda events, etc. Obama [or whatever his name is] himself may likely be a hologram. The only real thing he brings is the nightmare we are experiencing.

http://www.thegnosticgathering.blogspot.com/ Davol

I think this is more evidence that our two party system is really just a case of mutually controlled oppositions. If that website had worked as it was supposed to we would have millions of new insurance customers right now and thoes Republicans would be well on the way to their well-deserved extinction. Therefore I’m saying the website failed in order to preserve the Republican brand.

robertsgt40

‚ÄúAs you know, I oppose Obamacare and support its full repeal.”–McConnell Too bad Mitch didn’t stand up when needed. Now we know they’re all on the same team. He had the chance to defund. He rolled over and played dead

RickE.

Robert, don’t worry, Obamacare will unravel itself, thus be self-destructive. Obama will wish that his name isn’t even vaguely associated with this “health care” debacle! It will mark him for the rest of his pathetic life!

T

Obama is unaware of freedom.

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